Carmen & Evan

I usually end up going over to my brothers house to take pics of his kids, Carmen and Evan around Christmas time....so i did again this year - and i definitely have my hands full with these two....Evan just loves attacking and wrestling me as i'm trying to take his picture...if he's not jumping on me he's running from the camera...and Carmen she likes to get her picture taken sometimes...her favorite thing is to make funny faces and then have me show her...i didn't know what i was going to get out of this but we got some cute ones and i can never get enough of my own niece and nephew....and they now have a new little brother that is about a week old....Can't wait to show him off too!!

Evan being a little stinker butt - yes i call him that....he's got such a cute Smile!!! ;)

This CRACKS me up....they wouldn't sit still and so i was just taking pictures of them running around there house....it cracks me up how they look like they're just peeking over...

my little buddies :)

Carmen hammin' it up

i think this is right after one of the times he attacked me....you can tell by the messed up hair and mischeivious smile ;)


he looks so sweet here...

Carmen and her different expressions.....little miss attitude ;)

Dancing to Jingle Bells :)

Looking for Santa......

Amelia 6 mths

I know its a little past Christmas but my internet is down and i brought some files over to see if i can blog on my brothers computer for now until i get mine fixed :(

Anyways here is Amelia - she is such a happy baby! it was hilarious cause her mom Rachel forgot something at home and i said it would be ok if she wanted to run home and i could work w/ Amelia until she got back.....so i was done with one outfit and needed to change her into her dress.....now, i have alot of experience with kids and dressing them....and i was hurrying to get her dress on and take the pictures...and Rachel came back when i was just about done with that dress and she was ready for another change....as Rachel started to change her into her last outfit....she paused and goes "Oh my God...her dress is on BackWARDS!" hahahha i froze and then fell to the ground laughing hysterically.....you can't tell...so yeah - but needless to say - it was hilarious - after i had been running around and trying to take her pics by myself i really should have seen it coming :)

so cute!

that dimple is freakin adorable - this is the backwards dress.....see i told ya you couldn't really tell.....

on with the next post :)

Shanks Family

The Shanks family returned this year for some holiday photos....The two boys Hunter and Tanner are sooo funny! Hunter starts off shy and then once he gets goin....he gets to talkin..hhaha..and then the Tan Man he is a ball of fire!! he was all over the place and totally stealing the show!! he was cracking me up! they were all so nice and i had a lot of fun with this group! The first picture i noticed ....they had a little addition to the family....

SpiderMan Shanks? hahah

stuffed back in his pocket ;)

cute :)

this CRACKS me UP!!!! hahah

posin once again :)

i love this :)

this is all them...they totally were posin themselves!

hilarious.....downright hilarious....

Lauren 4 yrs

Little Miss Lauren came back for her 4 yr pictures - i think this kid needs to be in commercials - i don't even think she knows she's being cute! her and her little brother got a few shots together as well - and since her birthday is somewhat close to Halloween - they got a few with their Halloween costumes! Too cute! it was pouring down rain the day they came so we had to stay inside :( but she did come to the door in the cutest rain coat EVER! sorry no photo to show :(
anyways...here she is ----

rain rain go away

look at that hair - wow - she's definitely got some!!

i think she needs an agent haaha

hhahaha

she is a doll.

thumbs up dude...she cracks me up.......

could they look anymore alike??

i freaking love her hair!

too cute!

her facial expressions are funny - her butterfly costume!

she looks mischievous here.....

with the "little monster"

soooo cute!